Portfolio Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Oversee portfolio management activities that support manufacturing, operations, capacity expansion, new product introduction (NPI), and business growth initiatives.

• Assess and rank portfolios based on their strategic value, business goals, investment returns, resource availability, and operational readiness.

• Aggregate project and investment data into comprehensive portfolio reviews for leadership teams.

• Monitor portfolio performance, value realization, profitability, capacity expansion progress, and operational milestones.

• Collaborate with Business Unit leaders, Product Managers, Program Managers, Operations, Finance, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to synchronize priorities and execution plans.

• Identify risks, constraints, resource shortages, and interdependencies within the portfolio, and implement mitigation strategies with affected stakeholders.

• Convey portfolio health, priorities, decisions, and recommendations to a diverse range of stakeholders from project teams to senior leadership.

• Work alongside global teams across North America, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Mexico, and other significant manufacturing locations.

• Support factory digital transformation initiatives through reporting, analytics, visualization, and portfolio governance tools.

• Influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment without direct organizational authority.

• Create and present executive portfolio reviews, offering clear recommendations, risk assessments, and strategic updates to Directors, Vice Presidents, and other senior leadership stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading portfolios, programs, projects, operational initiatives, or strategic business initiatives within a manufacturing setting.

• Ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams across various functions and organizational levels.

• Skilled in communicating complex business, operational, and project information to leadership audiences.

• Demonstrated capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Familiarity with project, portfolio, or business management tools and reporting systems.

• Proven track record of success in a high-growth, rapidly evolving environment that requires prioritization across multiple competing demands.

• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.

• Experience in connectors, cable assemblies, electronics manufacturing, high-speed connectivity, or related sectors.

• Background in supporting NPI, new product development (NPD), capacity expansion, manufacturing operations, or capital investment portfolios.

• Experience in global manufacturing organizations.

• PMP or other project management certification is preferred.

• Proficiency in Power BI, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar tools.

• Fluency in Mandarin, Korean, or Spanish is a plus.

• Experience in facilitating executive-level portfolio reviews and investment decision-making processes.

• Note: No sponsorship is available for this position.

🏝️ Benefits

• Variable pay, offered as a monetary bonus or in another form.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Health savings accounts.

• Life insurance.

• Accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) insurance.

• Disability benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Paid vacation/time off.

• Educational assistance.

• Infertility assistance.

• Paid parental leave.

• Adoption assistance.

• Flexible work arrangements.